1. When did Un officials receive warnings about the genocide?
In 1994 by the international human rights groups. Three months before the genocide.
2. Besides the warning given by one of the planners, what were other warning signs of the genocide?
The other warning signs were training of militias in Rwanda, government also openly sponsored hate propaganda, and death list were circulated.
3. How did state-sponsored propaganda present the Tutsi group?
They presented the Tutsi group as evil and manipulative people who were cockroaches and snakes and whose ultimate goal was to regain power and return Rwanda to a country that mistreated teh Hutu people.
4. What prevented the international community from calling the violence in Rwanda "genocide"? What would have happened if they had?
Because of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide agreement. It made them more cautious to calling it genocide because it was a mass killing and had other criteria so they would have to be legally obligated to intervene and stop the violence. If they would of called it genocide they would be legally obligated to intervene there and send troops and other support to stop the genocide. There would of been a lot less people that died and it would of ended much sooner.
5. Once the international community withdrew its troops, what did the militia decide to do?
The militia intensified the genocide, targeting resistors and officials who opposed the genocide.
6. Who does President Clinton say must share responsibility for the genocide?
President Clinton says that the international community, together with nations in Africa.
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